Date |
Operator |
Ship |
Class and type |
Notes |
Ref |
9 January |
Royal Navy |
Hunter |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Block Island |
[citation needed] |
13 January |
Royal Navy |
Whimbrel |
Black Swan-class sloop |
|
[citation needed] |
14 January |
United States Navy |
Independence |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
31 January |
Royal Navy |
Tracker |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition |
[citation needed] |
17 February |
United States Navy |
Lexington |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
20 February |
United States Navy |
Barnes |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
22 February |
United States Navy |
Iowa |
Iowa-class battleship |
|
|
25 February |
United States Navy |
Princeton |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
27 February |
Royal Navy |
Fencer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Croatan |
[citation needed] |
1 March |
Royal Navy |
Kite |
Black Swan-class sloop |
|
[citation needed] |
8 March |
United States Navy |
Block Island |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
31 March |
United States Navy |
Belleau Wood |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
1 April |
Royal Navy |
Starling |
Black Swan-class sloop |
|
[citation needed] |
7 April |
Royal Navy |
Searcher |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition |
[citation needed] |
9 April |
Royal Navy |
Chaser |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Breton |
[citation needed] |
9 April |
United States Navy |
Prince William |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
10 April |
United States Navy |
Edsall |
Edsall-class destroyer escort |
|
[citation needed] |
12 April |
United States Navy |
Breton |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
15 April |
United States Navy |
Yorktown |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
23 April |
United States Navy |
Abbot |
Fletcher-class destroyer |
at Boston Navy Yard under command of Commander Chester E. Carroll |
[1] |
25 April |
Royal Navy |
Ravager |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition |
[citation needed] |
28 April |
United States Navy |
Croatan |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
28 April |
Royal Navy |
Striker |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Prince William |
[citation needed] |
5 May |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
MTB 345 |
torpedo boat |
transferred from the Royal Navy |
[citation needed] |
12 May |
Royal Navy |
Pheasant |
Black Swan-class sloop |
modified |
[citation needed] |
13 May |
United States Navy |
Bataan |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
23 May |
United States Navy |
New Jersey |
Iowa-class battleship |
|
|
24 May |
United States Navy |
Bunker Hill |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
28 May |
United States Navy |
Cowpens |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
31 May |
United States Navy |
Pybus |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
8 June |
Royal Navy |
Savage |
S and T-class destroyer |
modified |
[citation needed] |
9 June |
United States Navy |
Daniel T. Griffin |
Buckley-class destroyer escort |
|
[citation needed] |
11 June |
Royal Navy |
Pursuer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. George |
[citation needed] |
17 June |
United States Navy |
Monterey |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
28 June |
United States Navy |
Baffins |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
3 July |
United States Navy |
Glacier |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
8 July |
United States Navy |
Casablanca |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
19 July |
Royal Navy |
Ameer |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Baffins |
[citation needed] |
22 July |
United States Navy |
Bolinas |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
24 July |
United States Navy |
Cabot |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
1 August |
Royal Navy |
Atheling |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Glacier |
[citation needed] |
4 August |
Royal Navy |
Trumpeter |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bastian |
[citation needed] |
6 August |
Royal Navy |
Emperor |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Pybus |
[citation needed] |
7 August |
United States Navy |
Liscome Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
11 August |
Royal Navy |
Slinger |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Chatham |
[citation needed] |
12 August |
Royal Navy |
Begum |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Bolinas |
[citation needed] |
12 August |
Royal Navy |
Empress |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Carnegie |
[citation needed] |
16 August |
United States Navy |
Intrepid |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
17 August |
United States Navy |
Wasp |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
25 August |
Royal Navy |
Khedive |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Cordova |
[citation needed] |
27 August |
United States Navy |
Coral Sea |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
30 August |
Royal Navy |
Magpie |
Black Swan-class sloop |
modified |
[citation needed] |
31 August |
United States Navy |
Corregidor |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
31 August |
United States Navy |
Langley |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
2 September |
Kriegsmarine |
Schnelles Geleitboot 4 |
Sans Souci-class sloop |
|
[citation needed] |
7 September |
Royal Navy |
Nabob |
Bogue-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Edisto |
[citation needed] |
13 September |
United States Navy |
Mission Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
25 September |
United States Navy |
Guadalcanal |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
27 September |
Royal Navy |
Shah |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Jamaica |
[citation needed] |
5 October |
United States Navy |
Manila Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
14 October |
United States Navy |
Natoma Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
22 October |
Royal Navy |
Patroller |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Keweenaw |
[citation needed] |
23 October |
United States Navy |
Midway |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
31 October |
United States Navy |
Tripoli |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
2 November |
Royal Navy |
Amethyst |
Black Swan-class sloop |
modified |
[citation needed] |
3 November |
Royal Navy |
Premier |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Estero |
[citation needed] |
7 November |
United States Navy |
Wake Island |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
8 November |
Royal Navy |
Ranee |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Niantic |
[citation needed] |
15 November |
United States Navy |
White Plains |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
19 November |
Royal Navy |
Thane |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Sunset |
[citation needed] |
20 November |
Royal Navy |
Speaker |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS Delgada |
[citation needed] |
21 November |
United States Navy |
Solomons |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
Former HMS Emperor |
[citation needed] |
27 November |
United States Navy |
Kalinin Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
29 November |
United States Navy |
Hornet |
Essex-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
4 December |
United States Navy |
Kasaan Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
7 December |
Royal Navy |
Queen |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Andrews |
[citation needed] |
9 December |
United States Navy |
Fanshaw Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
15 December |
United States Navy |
Kitkun Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
15 December |
United States Navy |
San Jacinto |
Independence-class aircraft carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
21 December |
United States Navy |
Tulagi |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
22 December |
Royal Navy |
Ruler |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Joseph |
[citation needed] |
28 December |
United States Navy |
Gambier Bay |
Casablanca-class escort carrier |
|
[citation needed] |
31 December |
Royal Navy |
Arbiter |
Attacker-class escort carrier |
Lend-Lease acquisition, former USS St. Simon |
[citation needed] |